This year’s theme is Disrupt the Focus, a statement that questions which narratives are emphasized, and which are silenced. Rendezvous With Madness continues to be a platform for artists, whose lived experience expand our understandings of living with mental health and addiction.
#RWMFEST returns October 23 - November 2, 2025
To disrupt the focus is to challenge the systems that define and contain what it means to live with madness, to interrogate the stories that have been written about us rather than by us. Every artist featured in Rendezvous 2025 is a disruptor. They move beyond acceptable narratives of resilience and recovery to confront the intersectionality of lived experience.
Workman Arts is a multidisciplinary arts organization that promotes a greater understanding of mental health and addiction issues through creation and presentation. We support artists living with mental health and addiction issues through peer-to-peer arts education, public presentations and partnerships with the broader arts community.
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If you are an artist who has received services for mental health and/or addiction issues and you’re interested in our programs, consider applying for membership!
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Members have access to free high caliber art training courses in all disciplines delivered by professionals with lived experience.
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Members can access our high quality equipment, gear and materials for on-site projects and classes. They also have the opportunity to apply for studio space.
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